Hogback Road–Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, 4 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Mill Valley, CA. It climbs 1,797 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,093 – 2,300 ft · steepest grade: 31%6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.91381, -122.58025
Nearest town Mill Valley, CA
Directions
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Hogback Road–Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, 4 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,797 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 1,094–2,299 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: 37.91381, -122.58025
Weather Aug 5: Fog, high 70°F / low 53° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:18 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Panoramic Highway & Edgewood Avenue stop 461 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hogback Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Miller Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Collier Spring Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Northside Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Indian Fire Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Hogback Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Matt Davis Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hogback Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
68% dirt13% gravel19% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 70°F53°
Precip3%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity100%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:18 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Wed
66°53°
Thu
68°52°
Fri
72°51°
Sat
71°51°
Sun
71°51°
Mon
64°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Panoramic Highway & Edgewood Avenue stop 461 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Gravity Car Road–Hogback Road Loop, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Mount Tamalpais East Peak–Fern Creek Trail, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 1,436 ft
- Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road–Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail Loop, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 761 ft
- Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail & Old Railroad Grade Fire Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 349 ft
- Plank Walk Viewpoint–Fern Creek Trail, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 1,534 ft
- Hogback Road–Miller Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,103 ft
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